Season 10 of the ABB FIA World E World Championship is prepared for the inexperienced mild! Just like final 12 months, the primary race of the season will happen in Mexico City, on Saturday 13 January, 2024. Running on a shortened model of the well-known Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, this opening spherical brings collectively seven of the world’s most prestigious carmakers, competing with 11 groups.
Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne (the one two-time champion in Formula E historical past) and 2022 champion Stoffel Vandoorne from Belgium will fly the flag for DS Automobiles towards 20 different drivers on the grid.
The French premium producer enjoys a record-breaking roll name of accomplishment in Formula E, thanks to 2 double titles, 16 wins, and 47 podiums, in addition to world-renowned know-how on the subject of electrical expertise. As a consequence, the clear objective is to get again among the many championship leaders.
The race takes place on Saturday at 20:00 (GMT).
Eugenio Franzetti, DS Performance director:
“Emotions always run high at the first race of the season! First and foremost, because it’s a huge pleasure for us all to be back together again. In the end, Formula E is like a big family: a very close community that works together to make the championship always more exciting. And then of course, because the first race always provides an opportunity to compare our performance against that of our rivals. Everyone at DS Performance and PENSKE AUTOSPORT has been working very hard over the last five months to improve our DS E-TENSE FE23. We’ve been particularly focussed on software development, as the powerplant is the same as last year. In Mexico, we get to see the progress we have made compared to our rivals. In any case, we’re prepared to work even harder in order to obtain better results than last year.”
Key figures since DS Automobiles entered Formula E:
- 105 races
- 4 championship titles
- 16 victories
- 47 podiums
- 22 pole positions